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Admissions strategies, GMAT advice, essay help, and profile reviews. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comBusiness Schools GMAT MBA Admissions Essays MBA applications Career CoachingMBA Prep CoachnoGetting MBA Applicants Into Top 10 Business Schoolsepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/07/01/critical-reasoning--paraphrasing-the-question-2Higher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/07/01/critical-reasoning--paraphrasing-the-question-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/07/01/critical-reasoning--paraphrasing-the-question-2Fri, 01 Jul 2016 05:02:32 GMTCritical Reasoning - Paraphrasing the Question With critical reasoning, the most important thing is to read the question, and understand what your job is.  Some questions are simple, “what is the assumption,” whereas others are extremely convoluted. They say something like, “which of the following does not support the finding that the conclusion is wrong.” All the double negatives can make it very tough to figure out what’s what. Strip it down to, “why is X a bad idea.” And then pose this question to each answer choice. You need to set up specific criteria for the answer choice. If it doesn’t say why X is a bad idea, cross it off and move on.   If you don’t specify what you want out of the answer choice, it’s like walking into the grocery store without a shopping list. You will be lured to pick things that you don’t need and forget about why you went there in the first place. 00:13:00MBA Prep CoachnoGMAT,GMAT Tutor,LSAT,LSAT Tutor,Critical ReasoningWith critical reasoning, the most important thing is to read the question, and understand what your job is.  Some questions are simple, “what is the assumptionhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/06/12/mba-essays--the-goals-essayHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/06/12/mba-essays--the-goals-essay/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/06/12/mba-essays--the-goals-essaySun, 12 Jun 2016 15:04:26 GMTMBA Essays - The Goals EssayHi, this is Farrell, MBA Prep Coach and Verbal GMAT Expert. I want to give you a quick formula to answer almost any essay question. It’s a very common approach to answering interview questions, you might have heard of it, it’s called STAR – Situation – Task – Action – Result Today I’m going to apply this to a goals question, which is definitely going to be somewhere on your application. First, situation. What are you doing now, and what gives rise to your interest in business school? In this instance, I’ll take a common example of someone who wants to the opportunity to manage a staff. Task. Who do you need to become in order to qualify for the job you want? In this case, you will need to develop strong interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, leadership skills and time management skills. Action. Describe everything you will do in business school to obtain these skills. This would include classes, but so much more. You want to make reference to the specific opportunities of the program where you are applying. Result. How will an MBA catapult you on to a new career trajectory? How will you be adding more value at your current company, or where you want to work after graduating? Is there some unmet need that you will fulfill? If there is some socially beneficial aspect to the work you plan to do, mention that. So there it is, situation, task, action result. This is a great formula for almost every essay question, because it gives the reader all the information to visualize your story unfold. And this is going to enhance the impact, and the success, of your application.  00:12:00MBA Prep CoachnoBusiness School,MBA Admissions Essays,MBA Essays,MBA Essay Help,MBA application helpOutlining an effective MBA goals admissions essayhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/05/31/inference-gmat-answers-go-vague-or-go-homeHigher Educationhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/05/31/inference-gmat-answers-go-vague-or-go-home/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mbaprepcoach/2016/05/31/inference-gmat-answers-go-vague-or-go-homeTue, 31 May 2016 04:58:13 GMTInference GMAT Answers. Go Vague. Or Go Home.Boring AF. So vague, it can’t be wrong. You know, the answer that is so watered down and wishy-washy, it's basically saying nothing at all? THAT'S YOUR ANSWER!!! The GMAC wants to stay out of legal trouble. For this reason, any answer that is put forth as "true" must be totally indisputable. This means, incidentally, that it needs to be indisputably VAGUE as well. Vague statements are generally more likely to be "true" than specific statements. This strategy is especially helpful when you are looking at two similar answer choices. One of them is clear, detailed and specific, while the other, stating the obvious, dialed-back, to which you might respond, "duh!" 00:10:00MBA Prep CoachnoGMAT,GMAT Prep,LSAT,LSAT Prep,MBA PrepInference Question Strategies for GMAT and LSAT